What time is it? Watches and horology

Er. Different watches? 🤔

It is hard to tell as so many.

Yeah strap is the way.

It looks nicely done but sounds like a lot of money to me. Not sure when the £800 6R Prospex divers became £1100. Are they upgraded in some way I’ve missed? Ceramic bezel or something? Why do they cost three times as much as a Turtle?

I think Timefactors have a 36mm Willard-alike coming out soon.

I seem to get even that wrong... LOL

I only know it's Friday because my son is happy it's the last of school taught by me and tomorrow is our MTB Saturday together. Probably the first time wearing a watch in months. Apocalypse style Seiko is appropriate.

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Yesterday was new watch day. I think this design might turn out to be the next (minor) Seiko cult classic.

The bracelet isn’t a total disaster, especially if you compare it to Seiko 5s from not that long ago, but it does let the show down because the watch head is done to a completely different standard. Great case, love the polished bezel (if anyone is considering one of these, worth noting that the versions that come on a bracelet have a polished bezel with a brushed bevel and the versions on nato straps have a brushed bezel with a polished bevel… ok?), and for me they got the proportions right.

On a nice strap I think it’s a winner.

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Yeah that's nice.

This is how it looks on the bracelet.

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My vote is the bracelet. Looks great.

That looks really smart.

Bracelet all the way.

its amazing the difference the strap makes.
the bracelet makes it look more formal and bigger somehow.

Both look good though

Straton day today.

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New watch day, not to the usual calibre of this thread but hey. Couldn’t resist as I found a cheap one and I think they look great.

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Ok, option C... nice strap (Barton) but I think I prefer the suede.

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I just can't get past the weird squished hour hand

Oh why have you pointed that out. Can't unsee.

The bracelet looks really good but like it just doesn't quite match. My vote is for the rally strap.

Looks good though I think it would look much better with the crown at 3.

Haha, squished how? Think they've re-used the stubby sword shape hour hand from any number of their divers, and just changed the minute hand. Looks ok to me, and I much prefer this minute hand to the literal arrow on the Turtle / SKX / 5KX et al.

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Date window @ 3 makes it look much smarter than a lot of other Seiko models.

What suede strap is that?

Ah I see. The little point at the end of the hand is a Seiko thing, I don't know if it makes it easier to manufacture or what but a lot of their hands that are obviously cut/stamped from a flat sheet have that.

Blackhawk Grey Nubuck from Heuerville.

I kind of like how it's a Royal Oak / Nautilus mash up… and gold.